Eleven would-be candidates for president ruled out

Only nine people will stand for the post of Czech president in elections in
January after 11 would-be candidates were found to have deficiencies in
their applications, Czech Television reported on Wednesday. The eleven have
been given eight days to rectify the shortcomings. However, they have
effectively been disqualified as the Ministry of the Interior said there
was insufficient time for them to do so.

Among those in the running are the incumbent Miloš Zeman, former prime
minister Mirek Topolánek and academic Jiří Drahoš.